Hi Cheryl, Have you joined the AKINS-L mail list yet?? I have found AKINS folks spelled EAKIN & AIKEN in the 1700's in Scot-Irish books at ancestery.com. From what all I have read online at this site, they immigrated mostly to VA/MD or the NE [Mass/NY] areas with a few settling in NC & SC by 1800. I see the EAKIN spelling migrating mostly to the West via KY & TN while AKIN[S] and AiKEN[S] lines from VA stayed in the South...SC/GA/AL/TX and line from PA went West via OH/IN/IL/KY. Naturally there are a few exceptions to this general migration pattern. Your link: http://www.rootsweb.com/akin/ does not work. I looked at your web pages and see that you have John D. AKIN b. 1795 NC as your oldest ancestor as of now. I have a John AKIN in my lines born about that time, probably in NC, that no one else seems to know anything about. You do seem to have the same children's names as in my lines. Stop by my webpage again and look at the AKINS Timeline for VA Research in a couple of days. I have some more info to add to the page. Til later.... CAT Cheryl Niemeier wrote: > Cheryl Niemeier > Rt. 2 Box 2372 Meridian, Tx 76665 > 254-597-2729 > cniemeier@texinet.net > Howdy from Cranfills Gap, Tx (Bosque, Co.) > > An AKIN renuion is held the 2nd sat in Oct. at the Evangelistic Temple > Felloship Hall, > 631 West 32nd or South bypass, Oak Ave Exit, Ada Ok.. Doors open at 11am.. > Try my web page for AKIN info > www.familytreemaker.com/users/n/i/e/Cheryl-G-Niemeier/ > and try www.rootsweb.com/akin/ > My Akins went from Claiborne Parish, La. to Kaufman and Grayson Co.'s Tx. > before heading to > Ponatoc Co., Ok. > Where are we from? I have always been told we are Irish, but lately I have > found Akin's coming > from Scotland. The family name has been spelled Aikin, Aken, Eaki(e)n all > w/ (s) etc... > > I hope this gives you a push in the right direction. I have other Akin > contacts if you are interested. > > Cheryl -- Carol Ann "CAT" TINDELL, Jacksonville, FL Email: <catindell@geocities.com> CC for GA GenWeb: Fannin Co. - Lumpkin Co. - Hall Co. - Union Co. AND CAT's Southern Genealogy, all located @: <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Village/8499/>